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Penny Ann McFarlane (née Stone) and husband Stuart visited the Castletown D-Day Centre as part of a mini-break to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with their two daughters and grandchildren. The centre has a special display to honour Sapper Lieutenant John Stone, from Preston, who played a key role in the D-Day Landings. Weymouth D-Day hero John Stone (Image: George Kingsley) In its period tearoom, his original uniform is on display as well as a record of his wartime experience as one of the mine experts dispatched to examine the beach defences in Normandy.
Penny said: "Dad was a shy man and never wanted to talk about his wartime experience, but he was instrumental in the timing of D-Day. He was a real hero. "It was particularly poignant for our grandchildren to visit, especially the older two, as they are.
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